So recently I had been saving up for a PS4 with WW2 (cousin took last one) and I finally managed to get $400 which was enough for both, but i was checking the mail and I got one of those letters from St Jude hospital and kind of broke down. Therefore I decided to donate the money. Couldn't be happier with my decision as I probably helped kids and/or people. Happy Sunday yall!

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I don't like shoving charity ethics down people's throats, but since the topic came up some people might find this interesting and/or inspiring.

If doing stuff like this makes you truly happy like you say - I don't know why it wouldn't - then you should look into Effective Altruism.
It turns charity from a one-off spur of the moment thing into just another part of your daily life.

They give lots of information about what the best way to be charitable is for someone in your income range and what the best charities to donate to are.
William McAskill, the CEO and co-founder for the Centre For Effective Altruism, has said that if you donate $4000 - $5000 to a GiveWell recommended charity then you will have saved a life.

Imagine that you give just 5% of what you earn per year to a GiveWell charity, over the course of your life it's more than plausible that you will have saved many lives.
Imagine running into a burning building and saving a child, that would be a life changing experience. You can essentially do that every few years by pledging to this EA system.

Peter Singer, another prominent figure in this field of ethics, laid out his pledge system like this:

Cohle wroteI don't like shoving charity ethics down people's throats, but since the topic came up some people might find this interesting and/or inspiring.

If doing stuff like this makes you truly happy like you say - I don't know why it wouldn't - then you should look into Effective Altruism.
It turns charity from a one-off spur of the moment thing into just another part of your daily life.

They give lots of information about what the best way to be charitable is for someone in your income range and what the best charities to donate to are.
William McAskill, the CEO and co-founder for the Centre For Effective Altruism, has said that if you donate $4000 - $5000 to a GiveWell recommended charity then you will have saved a life.

Imagine that you give just 5% of what you earn per year to a GiveWell charity, over the course of your life it's more than plausible that you will have saved many lives.
Imagine running into a burning building and saving a child, that would be a life changing experience. You can essentially do that every few years by pledging to this EA system.

Peter Singer, another prominent figure in this field of ethics, laid out his pledge system like this: